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Louveciennes

, Louveciennes, France
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Louveciennes is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and adjacent to Marly-le-Roi.Sights Many castles from the 17th and 18th century .The Château de Louveciennes, built in 1700 by Louis XIV and given to Madame du Barry by Louis XV.The Louveciennes Aqueduct of the Machine de Marly CultureLouveciennes was frequented by impressionist painters in the 19th century; according to the official site, there are over 120 paintings by Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, and Monet depicting Louveciennes.The composer Camille Saint-Saëns lived in Louveciennes from 1865 to 1870.

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